The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15
THAT "LONG SAD WALL"

THAT "LOSG SAD VAIL
In q card published in the Her.
aid, Mr.. W. l.. GRAY criticises an
article which appeared in the col
ems Of our contemporary, the Her.
aid, and takes occasion to say, "To
add insult to injury already done,
THE LAURENs ADVERTISER comes
forth with q long sad wall under
the headlines Of - Serious Matter
and chants tho funeral dirge of our
factory enterprise"
One thing Is evident, viz: Mr.. w.
l.. GRAY did not read the article in
question in TIE ADVERTISER.
1t Is said that Mr.. ". Il. GRAY Is
the moving spirit in the factory en-
terprisc, If that be so, and IL he
moves in that enterprise with no
creator caution and forethought
than he has exercised before STAN
ping our article "the funeral dirge
of our factory enterprise" it il
quite probable that such II chant
will DO appropriate ere long. Wo
defy any man to show wherein our
article was "adding insult to IN
jury" We did say this:
Just think of 1t! In two weeks Sixty
Thousand Dollars wore subscribed to q
factory at Laurens, and yct for want Of
n Leading spirit who had the norvo and
pluck to hold out, tho enterprise fnilcd
to grow to completion! Lot lis all make
sdesPerate effort-n long pull and a pull
altogcthor-to build this factory. aud
then tho grand possibilities before us
Will BIO realized.
This Is tho dong sad vail" the
funeral dirge Of our factory ontcr-
prise" which we sung.
No, Mr.. GRAY, you will find after
awhile that simple blowing will
not build q factory. 1t is pleasant
to look at tho rapid progress we
have made; we delight to contrast
the Laurens of to day with tho lit.
Ito town of even six years ago; the
Hmodern mansions that have
sprung up OH every HILL" too, are
pleasing to the gaze; but, all these
things, together with the delightful
specticle of seeing 'our little town
emorge from the dark days of Rad
icalism," will not build a cotton
factory.
THE ADVERTISER can do but lit
Tie towards accomplishing such a
desirable result, as starting
manufacturing enterprises. We
have no money to invest in that
way, but we submit the
record to prove whether or not we
have pulled for this enterprise. We
have endeavorod 70 call the attcn-
ton Of the people tn the advanta-
ges of the enterprise, to the money
that can be made, to the amount
saved to the cotton growers, and
numerous other arguments have
we presented. This we will con-
tinue to do. But we make no vain
and idle boasts. When enthusiasm
in m enterprise dies out, we say
~ 4 10 hCAtilVI tltC ptIU vi hOOU
policy nor honesty to make greater
pretcnsicns than the facts justify.
II Laurens can get no boom other
than that which q newspaper can
give by putting imaginary schemes,
then we want no boom at all. Gas
and biuster,-the fife and drum
may inspire men In battl,, but a
factory IS built on a little different
plan. Buneomb may do IN a polit-
ical campaign, but even then we
have known instances where a
mar has defeated his favorite can
didate by indnlging in such luxu-
rles only moderately.
THE ADVERTISER makes no
claim to great achievements whilr
we do claim the RI sht to work
in the interest Of our town,
county and state Rs we SEQ best.
From the daily Daneva uo 400